Hart preaches a balanced approach for Canada ahead of Panama WC qualifiers 5 Sep 2012 “In the past when we’ve had games that were very important to Canada’s program and to the result I think we wanted it too bad,” said Hart of Canada’s failings of the past. “At times we played in such a way that we try to win the game in the first half or in the first 10 minutes or whatever so it’s important to understand to create some sort of balance. Yes, the game is important but how you approach the game.”
Bernier, Dunfield, De Jong back in the fold as Canada announces WC qualifying roster 30 Aug 2012 Stephen Hart offered no surprises in naming the Canadian men's naional-team roster for Sept. 7 and 11 World Cup qualifiers against Panama.
Hart, Canadian national team know what to expect from Panama 23 Aug 2012 Stephen Hart doesn’t expect the Panamanian national team to reinvent the wheel before their two World Cup qualifying encounters in September.
Frankfurt delighted to have Canadian striker Occean signed, sealed and delivered 3 Jul 2012 The rumour mill turned into fact Tuesday, when Eintracht Frankfurt revealed Canadian striker Olivier Occean as one of its new signings in a splashy presser.
Occean-to-Frankfurt rumours show just how much of a big deal the Canadian striker has become 22 Jun 2012 It’s a fascinating display of money doing the talking in European football. SpVgg Greuther Furth won the Bundesliga 2., while Frankfurt finished second. Both are being promoted, but Furth is the novelty club, a team that will be in rarefied air when it plays the likes of Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund.
Hart gives us his post-mortem on Canada’s first two Group C matches 14 Jun 2012 “Not only missed chances,” said Hart of Tuesday’s 0-0 home draw with Honduras, “But we failed to make the keeper work."
Canadians unhappy with home draw to Honduras 13 Jun 2012 "We've got to score goals," McKenna said. "You can't win soccer games if you don't score goals and that's our biggest problem... If you get at least three chances, you have to bury one."
It’s Sutton time? Jamaican source reports Impact goalie Ricketts has patella injury 9 Jun 2012 If that is indeed the case — and, the Jamaican Football Federation has yet to provide an official update on Ricketts — that would mean that Greg Sutton would likely take over as the Impact’s keeper through the summer.
Canadians ready for Cuban gamesmanship 6 Jun 2012 “It’s been very limited to be honest, they haven’t played much,” said Hart at Tuesday’s practice. “We went down to see the two games they played in Jamaica, they actually brought the under-23 team so we really don’t know much about what the senior team is doing.”
Dear Stephen Hart: Pick up the phone and give Shaun Saiko a call 29 May 2012 With five goals and two assists, Saiko has been involved in more goals than any player in NASL — on a team that currently sits sixth in the standings.